Michael Lerner
- Born
- June 22, 1941 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- April 8, 2023
- Actor
- Archive footage
Michael Charles Lerner (June 22, 1941 – April 8, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for his Academy Award-nominated performance in Barton Fink, as well as appearing in the films Elf, Godzilla, Eight Men Out, and X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Filmography · 56 credits
- 2018Drive Me to Vegas and Mars · Actor (Milt)
- 2016American Bred · Actor (Francis Adamo)
- 2016The Shickles · Actor (Elroy Shickles)
- 2015Ashby · Actor (Entwistle)
- 2015Switching Lanes · Actor (David Smith)
- 2013Brahmin Bulls · Actor (David)
- 2013Immigrant · Actor (Rabbi Malenkovich)
- 2012Trailer War · Archive footage
- 2012Burning Man: Metropolis · Actor (Hoover Robinson)
- 2011Atlas Shrugged: Part I · Actor (Wesley Mouch)
- 2010The Bannen Way · Actor (The Mensch)
- 2009Life During Wartime · Actor (Harvey)
- 2008Yonkers Joe · Actor (Stanley)
- 2007Slipstream · Actor (Big Mikey)
- 2005When Do We Eat? · Actor (Ira)
- 2004Poster Boy · Actor (Jack Kray)
- 2004Larceny · Actor
- 200229 Palms · Actor (The Judge)
- 2001Mockingbird Don't Sing · Actor (Dr. Stan York)
- 1999My Favorite Martian · Actor (Mr. Channing)
- 1998Godzilla · Actor (Mayor Ebert)
- 1998Tale of the Mummy · Actor (Professor Marcus)
- 1998Safe Men · Actor (Big Fat Bernie Gayle)
- 1998Desperation Boulevard · Actor (Mannie Green the Manager)
- 1997For Richer or Poorer · Actor (Phil Kleinman)
- 1997The Beautician and the Beast · Actor (Jerry Miller)
- 1995No Way Back · Actor (Frank Serlano)
- 1995A Pyromaniac's Love Story · Actor (Perry)
- 1995Girl in the Cadillac · Actor (Pal)
- 1994No Escape · Actor (Warden)
- 1994Blank Check · Actor (Biderman)
- 1994The Road to Wellville · Actor (Goodloe Bender)
- 1994Radioland Murders · Actor (Lieutenant Cross)
- 1993Amos & Andrew · Actor (Phil Gillman)
- 1991Barton Fink · Actor (Jack Lipnick)
- 1990Maniac Cop 2 · Actor (Edward Doyle)
- 1989Harlem Nights · Actor (Bugsy Calhoune)
- 1988Vibes · Actor (Burt Wilder)
- 1985Movers & Shakers · Actor (Arnie)
- 1983Strange Invaders · Actor (Willie Collins)
- 1982Class Reunion · Actor (Dr. Robert Young)
- 1981The Postman Always Rings Twice · Actor (Mr. Katz)
- 1980Borderline · Actor (Henry Lydell)
- 1980The Baltimore Bullet · Actor (Paulie)
- 1980Coast to Coast · Actor (Dr. Frederick Froll)
- 1979Goldengirl · Actor (Sternberg)
- 1977The Other Side of Midnight · Actor (Barbet)
- 1977Outlaw Blues · Actor (Hatch)
- 1976St. Ives · Actor (Myron Green)
- 1974Busting · Actor (Marvin)
- 1974Newman's Law · Actor (Frank Acker)
- 1974Hangup · Actor (Fred Richards)
- 1972The Candidate · Actor (Paul Corliss)
- 1970Alex in Wonderland · Actor (Leo)
- —Phitz · Actor (Detective Huston)
- —Fragments from Olympus: The Vision of Nikola Tesla · Actor (Grover Cleveland)